We help change lives every day.

Through research, evaluation and partnerships with community experts we are able to identify the biggest social problems facing our community and help find solutions – solutions that get to the root of the problem.

Strong women coming together to create lasting change. We are spark

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We have some exciting news to share, we are now Women United

As a member of Women United you are joining an international network of 70,000 women leaders and philanthropists in over 165 communities across six countries. Members of Ottawa’s local chapter collaborate to make transformational change by connecting with other like-minded women.

Since 2014, local women invested nearly $170,000 in spark Community Action Grants. Members of spark generously invested in more than 60 grassroots, resident-led initiatives in Ottawa’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods. These initiatives focus on reducing isolation, increasing community cohesion and safety, building skills and empowering women as change makers in their own neighbourhoods. This important work laid the foundation for the success of Women United.